Russia passes amnesty for economic crimes in boost to business
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved an amnesty for several thousand entrepreneurs jailed for economic crimes.
Oscar-winning filmmaker to challenge Azeri president in vote
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s embattled opposition named an Oscar-winning screenwriter on Tuesday as its candidate to challenge President Ilham Aliyev’s decade-long rule in an October election.
Portugal’s foreign minister, party head Portas resigns
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas has resigned, the president’s office said on Tuesday, in a further blow to the center-right coalition that has kept the country’s international bailout on track.
Senegal to detain ex-Chad leader pending trial: judge
DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad’s former president Hissene Habre has been remanded in custody pending trial in Senegal on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture during his eight years in power, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe PM’s party says Mugabe allies trying to rig vote
HARARE (Reuters) – The party of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said thousands of dead people were still on the electoral roll only four weeks before a presidential election, accusing allies of President Robert Mugabe of trying to rig the o…
Portugal PM to address nation after another minister quit
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho will address the nation around 8 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday after the resignation of Paulo Portas, his foreign minister.
Russian tycoon Lebedev avoids jail over TV brawl
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev was ordered on Tuesday to do 150 hours of community service, but avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of battery for punching a rival during a television talk show.
Billionaire Saudi prince branded ‘capricious’ in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) – A billionaire Saudi prince fighting a lawsuit connected to the sale of a private jet to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was branded “capricious” and “a debt-dodger” in a London court on Tuesday.
South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela’s grandson on suspicion of illegally exhuming the bodies of three of the ailing anti-apartheid hero’s children, a police spokesman said.
Obama administration sanctions Myanmar general for dealings with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday sanctioned the head of a missile research and development facility in Myanmar for ignoring international requirements that he stop buying military equipment from North Korea.
